PCMBX Fees and Costs — PIMCO California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-31
The net expense ratio is 0.78%: a 0.53% management fee plus a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $31 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 58%.
PCMBX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PCMBX. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.53% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | — |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.78% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.78% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 2.25% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
PCMBX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PCMBX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $766 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.29% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $327 | $225 | $225 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.78%) | $80 | $250 | $435 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $11 | $48 | $106 |
| Total costs | $418 | $523 | $766 |
| Value after costs | $10,082 | $11,053 | $11,997 |
| Impact on return, per year | 4.18% | 1.61% | 1.29% |
PCMBX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: $31
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $726.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 58%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PCMBX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BGC Financial, L.P. | $31 | 100.00% |
PCMBX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | $388.8M | 57.82% |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $97.9M | 14.56% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $43.1M | 6.41% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $32.8M | 4.88% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $24.1M | 3.59% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $23.5M | 3.50% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $17.8M | 2.65% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $15.4M | 2.29% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $15.3M | 2.27% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $13.7M | 2.03% |
PIMCO California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCIMX | Institutional Class | 0.45% | none |
| PCIPX | Class I-2 | 0.55% | none |
| PCMBX | Class A | 0.78% | 2.25% |
| PCFCX | Class C | 1.53% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.